Valproic Acid and Sleep Duration in Children with Epilepsy

Abstract

Sleep duration and behavior were assessed in 46 children (age range 1.7-17.4 years) before and after tapering valproic acid (VPA) administered for more than 6 months for epilepsy, in a study at University Children's Hospital, Zurich, Switzerland.

Keywords

• valproic acid
• vpa termination
• vpa treatment